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South Florida businesses have become more upbeat about the economy this summer and are "very optimistic for the remainder of the year," according to an analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank. "Overall, as 2014 progresses, business contacts continue to report positive activity and demand with growing enthusiasm," reported Marycela Diaz-Unzalu, a regional economic information network analyst for the Miami branch of the Atlanta office of the Federal Reserve. In a blog Diaz-Unzalu noted improving conditions in Florida's 13 southern counties, including Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. Tourism is thriving, more loans are available for small...

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South Florida businesses have become more upbeat about the economy this summer and are "very optimistic for the remainder of the year," according to an analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank.
"Overall, as 2014 progresses, business...

Spring break alert!
The kids will soon be out of public school and time is running out to save on fun getaways. Palm Beach County students break on March 17-24. In Broward, kids are out of school March 21-28.
Staycation savings
There are hotel and...

Last week: While most national and international media attention has focused on possible U.S. military actions in Syria, U.S. immigration reform has fallen to a secondary place in public debates. Last week, a small group of Latino activists organized a...

Beginning today, Southwest Airlines customers will have the opportunity to purchase one of its earliest boarding positions such as a "A" boarding pass, at the gate for $40 a flight when available, the airline announced Monday.
The new...

The next time the kids don't want to do their homework, remind them that knowledge is power.
That's what the ancient Mayans believed. Those with the most knowledge -- astronomers, priests, doctors -- lived closest to the temples. We learned this, and...

After four health care workers with Ebola were flown from West Africa to the United States for care last month, the first case in the U.S. has been diagnosed in a Liberian man visiting Dallas. While it's extremely unlikely this case will lead to a...

If a night trick-or-treating at the Magic Kingdom won't satisfy your appetite for sugary fun, Disney has a little something extra to sell you.
After paying $62 for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, which takes place on select nights through October,...

French Polynesia: Health officials reported the first cases of locally transmitted chikungunya in Tahiti, as well as on Austral and Palliser islands. Chikungunya symptoms include fever and joint pain, headache, muscle pain, joint swelling or rash. The...

InsureMyTrip, a travel insurance comparison website based in Warwick, R.I., said Monday it will offer a Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. program to better protect travelers whose plans change because of the deadly Ebola outbreak.
Effective immediately...

In an Oct. 24 travel warning, the U.S. State Department explains that the Department of Homeland Security will now require travelers coming from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea will need to fly through New York's Kennedy; Newark, N.J.; Washington Dulles;...

In the hotel industry, being green sometimes means ripping out the greenery.
The Intercontinental Los Angeles Century City Hotel is removing draping ivy plants from the balconies of all 361 rooms, replacing them with drought-tolerant succulents.
The...

Block W. African travel
After the death of Thomas Duncan last week, it is time to block the travel of all people to the United States from the Western African countries until Ebola is no longer an epidemic
Meredith Cohen Orlando
Trouble coming
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The spread of the Ebola virus may have caused some travelers to become wary of visiting Africa, but should they be?
Phyllis Kozarsky, a professor of medicine in infectious diseases at Emory University, points out that the vast majority of the continent...

Two Yale doctoral students returning from research in Liberia on Saturday have agreed to sequester themselves for three weeks, even though they are not exhibiting symptoms of the Ebola virus that they traveled to West Africa to study.
In a letter...

The beheadings of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff were as tragic as they were revolting, but they existed in something of a logical context. Both men were covering a war zone that few journalists (including me) have the guts to...

An image of island hopping and booze-fueled partying with jet-setters might be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of cruising around Greece, but think again. You can cruise the birthplace of Western civilization in a bit more thoughtful...

Today's Birthday (09/10/14). Capture your flowering creativity this year. Communications and networking provide extra power through 12/23. After that, begin a new domestic phase. Family comes first. Spiritual and philosophical practices lead to deep...

President Barack Obama is expected to detail on Tuesday a plan to boost his country's involvement in mitigating the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The plan would involve a greater involvement of the U.S....

A U.S. aid worker who was infected with the deadly Ebola virus while working in West Africa will be flown to the United States to be treated in a high-security ward at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, hospital officials said on Thursday.
The aid...